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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

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Depletion Of Protein Phosphatase 1 Results In Persistent Activation Of The Integrated Stress Response And Age-Associated Exacerbation Of Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Amit Prabhakar, Meetu Wadhwa, Prajakta Ghatpande, Rahul Kumar, Brian B. Graham, Giorgio Lagna, Akiko Hata

Biology

Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a form of pulmonary hypertension that affects individuals across the age spectrum. PVOD is characterized by the obstruction of small pulmonary vessels, causing increased pulmonary artery (PA) pressure and leading to right ventricular heart (RV) failure. Previous research showed that the administration of Mitomycin-C (MMC) in rats mediates PVOD through the activation of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) kinase PKR and the integrated stress response (ISR), resulting in the impairment of vascular endothelial junctional structure and barrier function. In this study, we reveal that older rats experience more severe pulmonary vascular remodeling and RV …

Preview — State V. Wood. First Impressions On Accountability And Cell-Site Location Information, Sarah K. Yarlott

Public Land & Resources Law Review

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Data Engineering: Building Software Efficiency In Medium To Large Organizations, Alessandro De La Torre

Whittier Scholars Program

The introduction of PoetHQ, a mobile application, offers an economical strategy for colleges, potentially ushering in significant cost savings. These savings could be redirected towards enhancing academic programs and services, enriching the educational landscape for students. PoetHQ aims to democratize access to crucial software, effectively removing financial barriers and facilitating a richer educational experience. By providing an efficient software solution that reduces organizational overhead while maximizing accessibility for students, the project highlights the essential role of equitable education and resource optimization within academic institutions.

Autoethnographies Exploring The Cultural Spirit Murdering And Nurturing Of Three Minority Educators In K-12, Sara Z. Beg, Maritza Caldera, Denise Ross

Dissertations

This autoethnography sought to understand how our experiences during our K-12 journey as three minority students shaped our identities as students and our teaching style today. An autoethnography allowed us to analyze our experiences through the lens of Cultural Spirit Nurturing and Cultural Spirit Murdering. Cultural Spirit Nurturing, as we defined it, is the acceptance, respect, and inclusion of different cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, races, languages, and religions in society. We dissected our lived moments as Pakistani Muslim American, African American, and Mexican American students turned educators, defined them as Cultural Spirit Nurturing or Murdering, and bridged them with the concepts …

Implementing Fall Prevention Safety Agreement And Fall Tips To Improve Patient Safety With Postoperative Cancer Patients, Marguerite Ndoko

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Project Abstract

PURPOSE

This quality improvement project aimed to implement targeted fall prevention interventions within an oncology surgical unit to reduce the rate of patient falls by 30%.

BACKGROUND

Hospital patient falls are a major safety concern, particularly in oncology surgical patients due to postoperative weakness and altered mobility. Consistent high fall rates in the unit prompted targeted interventions to address this risk.

METHODOLOGY

Two interventions were implemented over 14 weeks using PDSA cycles. Patient Fall Safety Agreements (PFSA) were initiated between patients and bedside nurses upon admission, while fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) were posted in patient rooms to …

L-Nac And L-Nac Methyl Ester Prevent And Overcome Physical Dependence To Fentanyl In Male Rats., James N Bates, Santhosh M Baby, Paulina M Getsy, Gregory A Coffee, Yee-Hsee Hsieh, Zackery T Knauss, Albert Dahan, Jason A. Bubier, Peter M Macfarlane, Devin Mueller, Stephen J Lewis

Faculty Research 2024

N-acetyl-L-cysteine (L-NAC) is a proposed therapeutic for opioid use disorder. This study determined whether co-injections of L-NAC (500 μmol/kg, IV) or its highly cell-penetrant analogue, L-NAC methyl ester (L-NACme, 500 μmol/kg, IV), prevent acquisition of acute physical dependence induced by twice-daily injections of fentanyl (125 μg/kg, IV), and overcome acquired dependence to these injections in freely-moving male Sprague Dawley rats. The injection of the opioid receptor antagonist, naloxone HCl (NLX; 1.5 mg/kg, IV), elicited a series of withdrawal phenomena (i.e. behavioral and cardiorespiratory responses, hypothermia and body weight loss) in rats that received 5 or 10 injections of fentanyl and …

Junior Recital: Elli Ji, Oboe; Lu Witzig, Piano; April 20, 2024, Elli Ji, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 20, 2024
Saturday Evening
6:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Emily Shelburne, Piano; April 20, 2024, Emily Shelburne

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 20, 2024
Saturday Afternoon
4:00 p.m.

Graduate Recital: Holly Peters, Clarinet; Momoko Gresham, Piano; April 20, 2024, Holly Peters, Momoko Gresham

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 20, 2024
Saturday Afternoon
2:30 p.m.

Ensemble Concerts: Civic Chorale Spring Concert, April 20, 2024, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
April 20, 2024
Saturday Evening
7:00 p.m.

Questions And Questioning In Toni Morrison's "Recitatif", Sara J. Bibeau

The Hugemanities Project Big Contest

In this project I explore how Morrison uses both counter narratives and counter memories to challenge how the reader perceives certain thematic content the context of the story as well as in their own lives. Memory plays an integral role in the plot between the characters of Roberta and Twyla, as they struggle to make sense of their own childhood and in turn who they have become over the years. Morrison's pointed choice to never state the race of Twyla or Roberta couples with ambiguity of the race of the character Maggie as well, creating an interplay of counter narrative …

Commercial Music Ensemble, Commercial Music Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Sherman, Dana Zartner

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

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Artsksu Presents: An Evening With Composer David Biedenbender

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

featuring:

KSU Wind Symphony | Daniel Lee, Conductor

KSU Wind Ensemble | David Kehler, Conductor

Brandon Meeks, Guest Conductor

Mikaila Burdge, Soprano

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Mikaila Burdge, soprano

Will Cathey, Piano

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Will Cathey, Piano

Enhancing Public Access To Agency Law, Bernard Bell, Cary Coglianese, Michael Herz, Margaret Kwoka, Orly Lobel

Articles

A just, democratic society governed by the rule of law requires that the law be available, not hidden. This principle extends to legal materials produced by administrative agencies, all of which should be made widely accessible to the public. Federal agencies in the United States do disclose online many legal documents—sometimes voluntarily, sometimes in compliance with statutory requirements. But the scope and consistency of these disclosures leaves considerable room for improvement. After conducting a year-long study for the Administrative Conference of the United States, we identified seventeen possible statutory amendments that would improve proactive online disclosure of agency legal materials. …

A Combined Approach To Evaluate Power Quality And Grid Dependency By Solar Photovoltaic Based Electric Vehicle Charging Station Using Hybrid Optimization, Nandini K. K., Jayalakshmi N. S., Vinay Kumar Jadoun

Open Access archive

This work aims to improve the power quality of the distribution system by reducing the negative impacts of electric vehicle (EV) load, such as power losses, voltage deviations and voltage unbalance factors. The voltage deviation index (VDI), voltage unbalance factor (VUF) and grid dependency for charging the EV load are minimized simultaneously for three different cases by employing a fire hawk optimization (FHO) and hybridized whale particle swarm optimization (HWPSO) algorithm. The proposed problem is tested on an unbalanced IEEE 123-bus system using MATLAB software. The uncertainty with solar power generation and EVs state of charge is modelled using the …

Labritta Michelle Whye

African American Funeral Programs

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Assessing Socioeconomic Patterns Of Excessive Alcohol Consumption In Ohio: A County-Level Analysis, Tate Barney, Dev Patel

Scholarship in Medicine - All Papers

Background: Excessive alcohol consumption poses significant public health challenges, with complex socioeconomic factors influencing drinking behaviors. Understanding the relationship between socioeconomic determinants and excessive drinking patterns at the state and county levels is crucial for informing targeted interventions. Objective: To investigate the associations between excessive drinking (binge or heavy drinking) and socioeconomic factors, including median household income, mental health provider availability, health insurance coverage, educational attainment, and unemployment rates across counties in Ohio. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2023 County Health Rankings for 88 counties in Ohio. Spearman correlations were used to assess associations between excessive drinking and socioeconomic …

Grove Scholars Profile: Corbin Cadigan, Corbin Cadigan, Delila Nakaidinae

Grove Scholars

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Telehealth Acceptance And Commitment Therapy For Adolescents With Transdiagnostic Health-Related Anxiety: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Julie M. Petersen, Marissa L. Donahue, Leila K. Capel, Emily M. Bowers, Mercedes G. Woolley, Sara Boghosian, Michael P. Twohig

Psychology Student Research

Health-related anxiety is an under-researched and pressing issue to understand in adolescents, particularly given the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study is a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial of 10 weekly, 50-minute sessions of telehealth ACT targeting health-related anxiety in adolescents as compared to a waitlist. A sample of 30 adolescents (ages 12- 17), plus one caretaker each (N = 60), currently struggling with clinical levels of health-related anxiety were enrolled. The majority of caretakers and adolescents were White, non-Hispanic/Latine, and female. Data were analyzed using multilevel modeling across pre-, mid-, post-treatment, and one-month follow-up. Adolescents reported small, significant decreases in health-related anxiety …

Adding Ofirmev: The Effectiveness Of Multimodal Treatment, Kimberly R. Bilal-Williams

MSN Capstone Projects

This project is on enhancing pain management in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) clients via the intravenous (IV) administration of acetaminophen (Ofirmev) by multimodal regimen. The patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time (PICOT) question shaping this initiative looks at frequency and intensity of patients’ pain scores as well as practical outcome measures such as healing and physical therapy during the recovery period ending with discharge. After a thorough literature synopsis, it is evident that multimodal pain management strategies including IV acetaminophen provide a better prospectus in comparison to the ones that solely employ opioids. Research repeatedly demonstrates the use of IV …

Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (Clabsi) With Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Dressings, Sara Garcia

MSN Capstone Projects

Mitigating and eradicating central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) is a vital patient safety priority. These healthcare-associated infections lead to patient fatalities and incur costly, preventable expenses. Therefore, it is imperative to assess central venous catheter (CVC) maintenance protocols to mitigate the likelihood of infection. Federal guidelines advocate using chlorhexidine (CHG) dressings to lower this risk (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). A comprehensive central line maintenance bundle includes incorporating a CHG dressing as a critical measure in reducing the risk of CLABSI (Buetti et al., 2022). Consequently, the escalating infection rates underscore the necessity for implementing CHG dressings (Buetti …

Data-Driven Evidence-Based Syntactic Sugar Design, David Obrien, Robert Dyer, Tien N. Nguyen, Hridesh Rajan

School of Computing: Faculty Publications

Programming languages are essential tools for developers, and their evolution plays a crucial role in supporting the activities of developers. One instance of programming language evolution is the introduction of syntactic sugars, which are additional syntax elements that provide alternative, more readable code constructs. However, the process of designing and evolving a programming language has traditionally been guided by anecdotal experiences and intuition. Recent advances in tools and methodologies for mining open-source repositories have enabled developers to make datadriven software engineering decisions. In light of this, this paper proposes an approach for motivating data-driven programming evolution by applying frequent subgraph …